Romanova then called Stalyenko to tell him to order the withdrawal of Yelena Belova (Earth-616). As it turns out, Belova was the one who insisted on tracking Romanova in order to take her place as the greatest Russian spy. Yelena was able to track down Romanova during the conflict. Romanova got the upper hand but did not kill Belova but instead, tried to discourage her from the spy business. Unfortunately, Romanova was shot in the back by SHIELD agents in the arms of Belova.